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HMD Global created a furor in the smartphone industry ever since it announced the return of its iconic Nokia brand. Coupled with some incredible features, the Nokia Android devices have instantly become the most trending news piece. Such has been the popularity that people are now keen to know even the minute detail about the upcoming Nokia devices. So guys buckle up! In this post, we will be updating you about the latest launch date of the top Nokia smartphones in 2017. We had earlier informed that, the HMD Global will unveil its first three Android handsets Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6, in April-June, in 120 marketplaces while its other premium phones are likely to be launched in the final quarter of the year. Ascertaining the fact, we now have a confirmed timeframe for the release of the handsets. HMD Global will launch its Nokia 3, Nokia 5,

The South Korean mobile manufacturer, Samsung, had promised not repeat similar mistakes and take additional precautionary measures with their batteries after the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery explosion haul. Though their latest release, Galaxy S8, and S8 Plus, registered record-breaking pre-order requests, the devices are also subject to a lot of scrutiny following the early fiasco. That's when YouTubers Lincoln and Daniel Markham came up with an interesting video named 'What's Inside' giving a tough durability test to the premium handset. The video, which became viral ever since its upload, begins with a drop test review and later moves on to an extreme tool test. In the drop test, the handset though incurs some cracks, it is still functional. The 9-minute long video shows various unconventional methods applied to the premium flagship phones to give us a proper 'What's Inside' view. In the climax, we see the father-son duo trying

Nokia 6, HMD Global's first smartphone tagged under the brand Nokia, is reportedly getting Android 7.1.1 Nougat through over-the-air (OTA) update. HMD Global had earlier asserted that it would maintain regular updates for its Android handsets. Standing by its words, the company has initiated the first update for its Nokia 6, which earlier run Android 7.0. Along with the Android update, the handset will also receive a couple of new features with security patches. Sources revealed the current Android 7.1.1 Nougat update is available only in China. The update will consume 369 MB storage and bear a build name '00CN_3_170'. With the update, additional features like shortcut support on home screen, new and updated emojis and bug fixing through Google's Android Security patch for April 2017, among others. It will also have an update for Nokia USB driver and other pre-loaded applications. Besides, Nokia 6 will be able to support

Good news folks! After much speculation, it is finally now confirmed that the upcoming flagship phone of OnePlus will be named as OnePlus 5. Rumors were doing the rounds that the next handset of the Chinese mobile phone producer might be called as OnePlus 4, after their previous release OnePlus 3T, going by the standard practice. On the other hand, it was also apprehended that the Chinese conglomerate is likely to skip the digit '4' and directly hop to OnePlus 5, as number 4 is apparently considered as a jinx in Chinese culture. However, the rumors were put to rest after a recent report indicated that a new OnePlus device with model number A5000 has been found in the record of China's Radio Regulation Authority. The previous handsets of the company, OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, were registered in the website with model numbers A3000 and A3010 respectively. Based on

Samsung announced recently on twitter they are going to start the sale of Samsung S8 from April 21, which is the global launch date. The price of Samsung s8 is currently not confirmed. A quick look at Samsung UAE website that dual-SIM variants of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be available in the Asian country. The tech giant is currently accepting pre-registrations for the flagship in India.

Samsung S8 is available at Etisalat with smart pay options that allow the customer to choose the plan as per their convenience based on contract 24, 18 or 12 months. It starts with Dh120 per month, Dh160 per month and Dh235 per month respectively. Samsung S8 is available for Etisalat’s postpaid customer's postpaid customers at zero upfront charges on monthly basis of Dh270, Dh410, and Dh660. Included in the postpaid plans are monthly data allowances of 5GB, 10GB, and 20GB respectively. Etisalat is also offering free door to door delivery and pre-order starts from 1st April and delivery is expected from 20th of April 2017.

Another records bites of Samsung s8 pre-order hit at 720 000 units in the first seven days, the previous record was 400,000 units in 12 days in Galaxy Note 7. According to Koh Dong-jin, Samsung Mobile president said on preorder for Samsung s8. "will be the first device to regain customers’ trust and love. The market response is better than expected.” The preorder will start the process from Monday and number will be reached as high as 1 million units as compared to Note 2,3,7 and many other brands. Few of the new Galaxy S8 featured a number of features including AI assistant Bixby with a dedicated button, the lack of home button with the fingerprint sensor moving back and fully functional iris scanner. The price of Samsung S8 starts from 2789 AED, you can compare and price updated price of Samsung S8 at Samsung S8 page.

Earlier this month, we had introduced you to the rumored high-end flagship phone by HMD, dubbed as Nokia 9 and its expected features. Though the phone is merely at the concept stage right now, it has already taken the smartphone industry by storm and is being referred as the 'beast'. After the launch of three budget-friendly handsets Nokia 3, 5 and 6, people were expecting a premium Nokia smartphone. And that's when HMD Global surprised us with its highly anticipated Nokia 9. While no official confirmation has been made about the handset till now, its leaked specifications have left the consumers to yearn for more details about it. If the rumored Nokia 9 concept is to be believed, it could turn out to be one of the best-looking handset bundled with extra-ordinary features, once executed. This could be the best result of a creative mind. As we had earlier revealed,

Xiaomi has a track record of offering some of its best feature smartphones at an affordable price to the buyers. After the success of its previously launched Mi 5 and Mi 5s, the Chinese mobile manufacturer is gearing up for the release of its first high-end smartphones Mi 6 and Mi 6 Plus. These flagship phones will be bundled with some of the amazing specifications. Its competitor, Samsung, will start the official sale of premium flagship phones Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus from April 21. However, based on the rumors, Mi 6 has already beaten Galaxy S8 even before its launch. Xiaomi Mi6 was found in the Geekbench benchmark site. As per the reports from Geekbench, Xiaomi Mi6 has managed to score 2006 in single core test and 6438 in multi-core test while Samsung Galaxy S8 scored 1916 in single core test and 6011 in multi-core test. Similarly, the Samsung

Though Apple had bested Samsung in taking the top spot in the market share in the last quarter, the South Korean mobile manufacturer has returned to rein the smartphone industry all over again. Sources from the market reveal that Samsung registered a swift 7.6% growth in sales from 18.5% in the last quarter. It now holds a 26.1% share in the market. The amazing sale of its low-end Galaxy J series helped the South Korean conglomerate to top the list. Apart from Samsung, Huawei is another brand to enroll a development this quarter. However, it is just a small 0.1% growth in the market share from 11.3% in Q4 2016 to 11.4% in Q1 2017. Samsung is followed by Apple with a 16.9% share of the market. The global tech giant saw a 3.4% decline in the market share from 20.3% in the last quarter. The growth rate of Apple